Incinerator.



C. C. MYERS.

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APPLCATIOH FILED MAV24.1915.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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APNIC/NON FILED MAY 241 1915.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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C. C. MYERS.

INCiNERA'IOR.

APPucAzioN mio MAY 24. :915.

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INCIN'ERMOR.

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fstiuitcdvent leading from th'e ash-pit d1- CURTIS CLARK IVIYERS, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

INCINERATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

pplication filed May 24, 1915. Serial No. 30,065.

To all 'zu/wm. t may concern Be it known that I, CURTIS CLARK MYERS, a. citizen of the United States, and residing at Cincinnati, in the county. of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a. new and useful Improvement in ilncinerators, of which the following "specification is a full disclosure.

My invention relates to incinerators for domestic purposes in consul? ,ip decayable waste or refuse in a sanitary, economical.

and convenient manner.y

An object of the invention-iste provide a combustion chamber iniwhich the garbage waste will be incineratedby surroundingly subiecting it to the'lntense heat fromidirect and indirect action of the flame, including anentrainment of air and vapor to and from the mass for complete .and rapid combustion. i

Another object is to provide a combustion chamber having alternate gas conduits and smoke flues providing flamejets and vent ports throughout its entire height.

Another object is to provide a combustion chamber having a high temperature fire zone combined with provisions for causing all smoke and distilled gases to pass therethrough before entering the stack.

A further object deals with the distriblition of the fuel supply to create the high temperature fire Zone. Another object is to provide means for protecting the flame jet openings and Smoke ports. formed to provide a Water shed therefor, and to provide an unobstructed passagewav between the [lame jet openings and the smoke ports.

.\nother ol'air-ct is to provide a central burner at the base of the combustion chamln-r provided with a perforated protecting hood. serving to radially directthe fiame of `aid burner acros the lower portion of the Another ol 'ecti is to provide an unobrcctltotic stacl and' independent from the con il moitier?? er. v

(,lth'er obfirc lfth thegcfonstruction ifjhe'a'oinbustion char ber` the-grate mechani-'m and the. arrangement of fuel manifolds. all of which will he described in detail in the followin1r description of the aci formin'ar a part of in suchilirawings like.

characters of vreference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views of \vhiCh Figure 1 is a central vertical section. Fig. 2 is a front elevation, partly broken away to show the interior details. Fig. 3 1s`a plan section on line 3 3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of one end of one of the gas flue partition plates. Fig. 5 a plan section on line 5 5, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a plan section of the center gas burner on line 6 6, Fig. 1. i

The principle of t-he invention as an organized incinerator is to wholly surround the garbage mass with Flame and suicient air to malte complete combustion of. the garbage mass possible.l and to provide a high tenn'ierature or maximum combustion zone with sufficient air at a selectedportion of the chamber. through which all gases must pass and be completclv consumed, before enteringr the fine to stack.

To this end. two independent sources of combustion are provided` a central base burner and a series of burner orifices around the sides of the chamber from thc bottom to the topselectively alternating with smoke escape vents. whereby the smoke escapes at the several points of combustion,

.within centrally and vertically or laterally and upwardly. exterior of the mass, being unitedin said maximum combustion zone so as to be completelv consumed before passinf."r out of the incinerator.

'lhe rear portion of the base section 1 is of semi-circular contour.v the front portion being extended-'to rectangular formation, providing a plane front, surface.l having a plurality of burner apertures therein` rlhe ash-pit floor is reinovablv supported at the bottom of the base section and supports the ash-pan 2, which is removable through a lateral opening 3, said opening being closed by a hinged door 4.

The inner or matin casing consists of :t lower section 5 bolted to the'l base section 1 and an upper section (i bolted to the lower section` having a stack 7 leading from` the top, and a garbage receiving aperture in the. front wall thereof.

Secured to the base section and to the main casinar is a front .plate 8, provided adjacent the aperture. in the upper section 6 with a swinging chute door 9 pivot-ed to 'thc front plate and havingr inwardly prodoivnivardlv and outwardlyv to prevent anV moisture vontained in thv garbage troni thuvina into thv voue and onto thv hurnvr.

'l`he nfrate consists ot' tour sector shaped g'ratv sections4 titl which are detavhahlv scvurvd. in an inwardlv and doivnivardlji invliuvd position. to a vertically niovahltl girate, spider h1 xvhivh is slidahly supported on a stud 3; tixvd to and projectingr downwardly 'troni the center ot' the grid ll. 'lhv arnis of the spider til have forked ends ('13. which extend upwardly on either side ot the railiating frid arnis or spokes and vaeh end Gil is i'i'inuvcted hv a tiv har til to the adiacvnt enit ull ot thv next s iider ariu. llvtii'ven the ends ot the Itirate sevtions till. the radiating `arid spokes are provided with inwardlv in vlined hevelvd faced lillvr lugs tfuiiliich till in the .spavif hvtivvvn the Lratv plates to forni. in vttvct. a continuous' invliuvd vii-- vular grate suriavv.

Vlhv iuvzins vniphuvd t'or lowering' thv Qi-ate vonsi ,ts ot a torlivil lever TU. ivhivh is Secured to a roch shalt Tl iournaled on the front ivall of thv hase section l and operated hv a hand lever TI: external thereof. 'l`he lever T() is slotted at its inner forhvd ends to engage trunnious l'l. t'oriuvd on the extended sleeve Tl ot thv lrate spider til. The hand lever T2 is provided ivith suitahlv lateh inet-hanisui to lock the f irate mechanism in norinal position.

l ivill nonV flvscrihv thv general operation ot' the deiivv shown. although it is to he understood that the inwntion not tu he liiuitvd thereto. as it is ohvious that nianv other spveiv l'oruis` univ hv designed \vitli out departingA t'roui thv hroad underlying principles involved. y

lu pravticv. thv preliminary drying out ot the usually uiorv or less ivvt garhzigv uhile it is accumulating iu thv iucinerator. is quickly vtlvvted hy the circulation ot' air viii'- ivuts through thv garhagjv uniss. These air currents are directed upuardly through the conv apertures 3h and pass radially and upwardly through thv garbage uniss up through thv stach .vhilv others are directed upwardly through the sinol-v tluvsI Clll. creatin;Y a dralt therein to dran' the moisture through the snioltv ports` lrl. Thus' the drying' out process is expedited hy thv surrounding ot' the gai-hatte uniss4 hy virvulatiuu air currents and hy directing' other air vurrvntsy through the central portion thereof. llihvn ivisv. duringr the inviuvrating process. thi` IQarhalgo uniss is surrounded throughout its vutirv height hi' thv suioltv lue ports through which the snioliv and distilled gases are drawn hy thv air currents in thv suioltv lluvs. llavh ot" these ,sniohe ports is disposed closely adjacent to ouv ol' thv las jet openings 2 of thv f ras conduits 20. thus providing` sinoltv vents distributed over the entire exterior surlavel ot thv gai-linge uniss and immediately `eiples ot perfect eoinhustimi adjacent the Zone of vonilfustion ot eavh individual thune jet. With this ari-angles nient the distilled rases and sniohe pass heueath the lips .f'l and ill and inuuvtliately through the smoke ports and into the snioltv thies ISO.

The partitions 23 in the gas conduits, 2t) control the gas supply to vreatv a high teinperature zone across the top ot' thv voinhustion chainher and following the correct prin- {palssing then products of conihiistiou through iliiv hottest, part ot the irel the sniolte and gases aie directed hy the dished hatllv plate ll. iu ivardly and doivnivardly through thiv high temperature zone het'ore passing ollI through the stach. therehy atl'ordin} r vouiplvtv conihustion and eliminating all ohnoxions odors lla ving tilt-scribed in v invention. I claim 1. A\ device ol' the nature dvserihvd conipisinze; a couihustion chaiuhvr having.r a series ot alternate pert'iuatvd gras voni'luits` and ported .sniolie tlues distrihutvd in vertivzil parallelism aroui'id the entire circuniterenee thereof. and invans for convvfti ig tuvi to the gas conduits.

2. A device of the nature described coniprisinr a vonihustion chaniher having@ plu-- ralitiy ot alternate perforated gas conduits and ported smoke tluvs distributed in vertical parallelism around the entire cirviuut'erence and extending the full height thereof, and iuans t'or conveying` fuel to the gas conduits.

il. dvvive of the nature dvscrihetl vomprising a coinhustion vhalnher t'oriued ot' a series ot' alternate perforated gras conduits'. and ported snioke lines detavhahly united and distrihutvd in vvrtieal parallelism around the entire circuuiference thereof. and uieans tor conveying t'uvl to the gras conduits.

4. device ot' the nature llescrihvd coniprising: a combustion chauiher,formed of a series ot alternate pei't'inatvd gas conduits and ported sinokv (lues detachahly united and distributed in vertical parallelism around thv entire eircuintereue and vXtvndingr the tull height thereof. 'and invans for conveying" t'uel to the gas conduits,

5. dvviev ot' the nature dvscrihvd coniprising a eonihustion ehauiher liai'inga plu rality o1' pvrl'oratvi` ras conduits and a plurality ot' ported sniolte tluvs distriluited in vertical parallelism around the eireuiuten ence thereof. nivans for ciuivvying tuvl to the gas conduits. and nivans tor eontrolling thv t'uel supply within the conduit` to produce a relatively high tvuiperatiuw lire zone across the upper portion ot' the eonihnstion chanihvr.

(3. devivv of the nature deserihvd eoniprisiugI/a vonihustiou chainhvr having a pluA rality of pvrtoijatvd glas conduits and a phi-l iality ot ported suioltv llues disiriluitvd in vertial parallelism r-around the cirvuintei-,

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Hum@ j@ mimi fx device of Mm natur@ 19am imfi wmplising combustion Chamber having: se- I'QS of nlcrmlte pev'fm'ated gus mnduts and ralit)` of radiating spokes, a combustion chamber .supported by the grid, a vertically movable grate consisting of a plurality of grate sections positioned intermediate the grid spokes and normally projecting above said spokes, a grateA spider supporting the grate sections in an inwardly and downwardly inclined position, and means 'for movin the grate.

1Q. A dc\ice of the nature described cornprising a base section forming an ash-pit, a grid supported thereby and havirg a pluralitjv of radiating spokes, a combustion chamber supported by the grid, a burner resting on the grid, a protecting hood sur rounding said burner, a vertically movable grate consisting of a plurality of sector shaped grate sections normally projecting above the grid intermediate the hood and the combustion Chamber wall, in an inwardly and downwardly inclined position between the grid spokes. their inner edges extending below and inwardly of the outer periphery of the hood. a grate spider supporting the grate sections, and means for vertically moving the grate.

20. In a device of the class described, 'a combustion chamber7 a gas burner at the base thereof, a vent for the products of combustion above such member, means for suplilying i'uel/ gas around the sides of said chamber yand from the bottom to the top thereof, providing a maximum `combustion zone in the upper portion of said chamber, outlet. means for escaping products of combustion around the sides of said chamber and from the bottom to the top thereof, and means directing the products' of combustion escaping around the sides' of said cluunber into said maximum comluistion zone in the upper portion olVl said chamber.

Q1. In a device o3 the class described, a casing forming supcrposed communicating receiving and combustion chambers, conduits within and spaced from said easing longitudinally of the combustion chamber, said conduits providing gas burners j'etting into said combustion chamber and exit tlues independent of the gas burners communi4 eating with said combustion chamber, a batle plate intermediate of said chambers and over said exit, ies for directing the products escaping from said lues into said combustion chamber7 and a burner at the base 'of said combustion chamber.

In `witness whereof, I hereunto Subscribe my name, as attcsted by the two suliscribing witnesses.

CURTIS CLARK MYERS.

\Vitnesses EMMA SPENER, L. A. BECK. 

